List of Directors and Commissioners-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a relief and human development agency, providing education, health care, social services and emergency aid to over 4.7 million Palestine refugees living in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, as well as in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. It is the only agency dedicated to helping refugees from a specific region or conflict. It is separate from and created before UNHCR,[1] the UN Refugee Agency, which is the only other UN agency aiding refugees, dedicated to aiding all refugees in the world.

Pierre Krähenbühl is the current Commissioner-General. He was appointed to the position on March 30, 2014 by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.[2][3]

Former Directors and Commissioner-General of UNRWA

Directors of UNRWA (1950–1962) and Commissioners-General (1962–).[4]

References

  1. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
  2. Secretary-General appoints Pierre-Krähenbuehl of Switzerland Commissioner-General of UNRWA, UNRWA
  3. Pierre Krähenbühl Assumes Post as UNRWA Commissioner-General, UNRWA
  4. Benjamin N. Schiff, Refugees Unto the Third Generation: UN Aid to Palestinians, (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1995), pp. 292-293.
  5. "Secretary General Appoints New Commissioner-General and Deputy Commissioner-General", UNRWA.org
  6. "Karen Koning AbuZayd '63: Interview by Commissioner-General’s Alma Mater" UNRWA.org
  7. BBC NEWS | Middle East | Unrwa head to go against his will
  8. Canada looking at UN agency over Palestinian connection
  9. Bush forces UN refugee chief to go, theguardian.com
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Benjamin N. Schiff, Refugees Unto the Third Generation: UN Aid to Palestinians, (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1995), p. 293.
  11. 1 2 3 Benjamin N. Schiff, Refugees Unto the Third Generation: UN Aid to Palestinians, (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1995), p. 292.
  12. Benjamin N. Schiff, Refugees Unto the Third Generation: UN Aid to Palestinians, (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1995), p. 292
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